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Volume XVIII | Issue 1 www.ocolympian.com September 22, 2009

Campus remembers ‘OCP’ OC prepares

for swine flu
outbreak
BY ETHAN WARNER
Contributing Writer

Precautions for the swine flu virus, also

known as H1N1, have come to Olympic
College in preparation for the upcoming
flu season.
The World Health Organization
announced a worldwide pandemic of
H1N1 June 11, and OC has responded
with decisive action.
Every classroom has been provided
hand sanitizer, tissues and sanitizing
wipes by the facilities department and a
pink guideline sheet for the prevention
of flu transmission by the office of the
president.
Arrangements for students who
contract the virus are also being made.
As with most influenza, H1N1 is
particularly
dangerous for
H1N1 SYMPTOMS
young children
and the elderly. -FEVER
PHOTO BY TED COPELAND T h e
Tribute to a mentor. Chris Reilly presents a baseball signed by the team at the campus memorial for Pitching Coach Wayne Parker Sept. 20. symptoms
BY KEVIN DOUCETTE as well. of H1N1 are -FATIGUE
Contributing Writer Parker was proud when players from OC went on similar to those
to bigger schools or to do bigger things. The players of the regular
seasonal flu
-LACK OF APPETITE
Current and former Olympic College baseball players understood how much they meant to Parker.
turned out Sept. 20 for a memorial to Pitching Coach “I think it will help us grow stronger. They all respected including fever,
Wayne Parker who died Sept. 8 due to complications from him and they cared for each other a lot,” said Ryan cough, sore -COUGHING
a recent stroke. Parker. throat, runny
or stuffy nose,
aches, -RUNNY NOSE
Parker, more commonly known as “OCP” for Old Coach In sports, when a member of the team or someone close
Parker, was given this nickname because he is the father of to the team passes, the team will generally do something body
Head Baseball Coach Ryan Parker. to commemorate them, whether it be a patch with their headache, chills
OCP has been involved in baseball in this area for more number or a dedication on the scoreboard. and fatigue.
OC officials,
-STUFFY NOSE
than 30 years. What the Rangers decided to do was to wear a patch that
This season would have been his fourth at OC. Players said “OCP” in reference to the elder Parker’s nickname. in following
remember Parker as being a fun guy to talk to and one Not only do they want to wear the patch to remember him Center for -SORE THROAT
who had great character. but would like to have a successful season to dedicate to Disease Control
guidelines, are
recommending -NAUSEA
“I was sad, it’s a big loss not only for the team, but him too.
emotionally too,” said sophomore third baseman Bill E. “He is not someone we can replace, hopefully this
Wortman. “The first time I met him at a team meeting he season we can make it to the playoffs and dedicate that to faculty, students
made a funny comment, not something I can tell you, but him,” said sophomore outfielder Chris Reilly. and staff get
a seasonal flu
-VOMITING
it was funny, he was a good guy.” Players remember Parker even from the first year he
Parker coached voluntary, he did it simply because he coached almost four years ago. shot, which will
loved sharing his knowledge of the game and watching be available on -DIARRHEA
See Parker Page 3 campus Oct. 13
the players become stronger athletes and stronger people
and is available
now through -CHILLS

Enrollment, credits continue to climb your local health

BY ALEX VINCENT
Editor in Chief
Enrollment numbers that have
climbed steadily over the past year
showed no signs of dwindling when
Olympic College’s enrollment office
saw steady traffic right up until the
day before classes began.
According to Dianna Larsen, dean
of enrollment services and registrar,
students are taking more classes and
credits than ever before.
“That’s a good strategy because the
more credits you take, the less it costs
you,” said Larsen.
In addition to the cost per credit
being lower as number of credits
increases, Larsen said this method
is allowing students to finish their
degrees and certificates faster, which
she considers a “good strategy to get
a better job.”
For a Washington State resident, a
single credit costs $81, where for 15
credits the student pays only $65 per
credit.
News outlets around the country
have been reporting on community
colleges’ record enrollments, coupled
with severe budget cuts, which have
caused problems for many students.
Among these issues is a decreased
number of classes offered. OC has not
had to cut classes.
“The only reason that a class would
be cut from the list is if an instructor was
ill or there wasn’t enough registration
for the class,” said Larsen.
According to Larsen, OC is offering
approximately the same number of
classes and seats this fall quarter as it
did the same time last year.
Larsen said there is still a large
capacity for additional enrollments in
various classes.
High demand areas that fill up
quickly, such as general education
requirements in math, English and
sciences, have had classes added.
Even with the additions, as of
the Friday before classes began, 263
classes had waitlists comprised of
more than 1000 requests for spots.
See Enrollment Page 3
provider.
Free flu shots
-BODY ACHE
for low-income
or those without -HEADACHE
insurance are
available, the
locations for which are at www.olympic.
edu/flu. Also recommended is the H1N1
vaccine, which will be administered
through the Kitsap County Health
Department and should be available
sometime in October.
The CDC advises pregnant women,
people who care for children under the age
of six months, health care and emergency
medical services personnel be vaccinated
before the rest of the general population
because of their higher risk of infection.
See Flu Page 3

Retrofitting begins for greener campuses, energy savings

BY MATT FIELDS
Staff Writer
In an effort to conserve energy, money and
make all three Olympic College campuses more
environmentally friendly, an energy service company
has been hired to improve facilities.
Improvements include retrofitting or replacing old
lights and light fixtures with modern energy efficient
ones, installing motion detectors to know when
lighting, heating and cooling is necessary as well as
monitoring the amount of resources used by certain
systems.
“We actually identified every light on campus,”
said Director of Facility Services Bill Wilkie. “Every
light fixture, every water fixture and basically every
air handler. That is what drove us to this project.”
Wilkie began orchestrating the project shortly after
acquiring his current position more than two years
ago. After more than a year of compiling contractors
and identifying the amount of energy used by every
OC building, work finally began over the summer.
Quantum Engineering was hired to execute the
labor, and completion is expected in December.
Vice President of Administrative Services Barbara
Martin gave financial clearance for the project. Wilkie
said Quantum Engineering guarantees savings for
the next 10 years.
According to Wilkie, money to fund the project
was borrowed from the state at an almost zero percent
interest rate.
“What we did was analyze the savings that we
assumed we would get,” said Wilkie. “Basically the
payback averaged about 5 years.”
In regards to changes in light bulbs and light
fixtures, 40-watt tubes have been replaced with 28-
watt tubes. Reflectors are also being used to diminish
the number of lights necessary in a single fixture.
For an exact total of alterations, on the Poulsbo
campus 779 light fixtures are being retrofitted or
replaced, compared to the 350 being changed on the
Shelton campus. In Poulsbo 223 light fixtures were
already up to date.
See Lights Page 3

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2 OC News September 22, 2009

Campus News Briefs Changes made to ANGEL system

Manufacturing Technology opens at OC
Olympic College’s Manufacturing Technology Program
is now available beginning fall quarter.
Requiring no prerequisites, the MTP teaches students
necessary manufacturing skills like precision measure-
ment, proper tool usage and workplace safety.
The program can be completed in as little as two
quarters. Students who complete the coursework
and required internship will receive a Certificate of
Completion. Important concepts including green man-
ufacturing are covered.
Classes for the newly created program are held in
the evening and late afternoon at West Sound Technical
Skills Center. For more information on the program
contact Chris Gallagher at (360) 475-7676 or cgalla-
gher2@olympic.edu.
During the summer a number of changes were made
to the ANGEL learning online class system.
Every Olympic College student and employee now
possesses an ANGEL account, as do all student organi-
zations and clubs.
ODU entices military and veterans
Old Dominion University has waived its $50 applica-
tion fee for active duty military and veterans.
ODU offers 35 different Bachelors, Masters and PhD
and is certified to accept benefits under the new GI
Bill.
To find out more about ODU call (360) 475-7280.
New class schedule planner launched
To streamline the process of finding and selecting
classes, an online class schedule planner has been
launched.
The class schedule planner gives students the ability
to sort classes by course type, location, professor, time
and day.
A beta version of the class planner is available at
http://apps.olympic.edu/classschedule.
Olympian launches new Web site
Olympic College’s only student-produced news out-
let, The Olympian, launched a new Web site on Sept.
15.
The site was designed with the assistance of the
College Media Network.
The new site offers improved capability for up-to-
the-minute updates, integration with other informa-
tion sharing programs such as Twitter and the ability
to better offer extensive coverage for events such as
NWAACC Championships.
The site can be viewed at the same domain name as
the previous site, www.ocolympian.com.

Campus Calendar
Tuesday
Board of Trustees meet-
ing at 3 p.m. in College
Service Center fifth floor
boardroom.
Wednesday
Welcome Back Luau in
the Bremer Student Center
at 11 a.m. Lunch available
for $3 to first 300 students.
Friday
Last day to request 80
percent refund for with-
drawal from classes.
Last day to register
with the exception of con-
tinuous enrollment.
Oct. 1
College Night at a
Mariner’s game at
SAFECO Field at 7:10 p.m.
Pre-purchase tickets at the
cashier’s office, only 80
discounted tickets avail-
able.
Oct. 2
Last day to officially
drop a class with no grade
reported.
Last day to file for
pass/no credit or audit
options.
Last day to register for
fall classes with instructor
permission.
Last day to request 40
percent refund for with-
drawal from classes.
Oct 5
Keys to College and
Career workshop at 9
a.m., see Student Entry
and Advising Center to
register.

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Parker taught discipline, character and business sense

from Parker Page 1
Blaine Holbrook, a
pitcher who played for
OC from fall of 2006
to summer of 2008
remembers Parker as
more than just a pitching
coach.
“OCP was more than
a pitching coach to us,
he inspired us to give it
all we’ve got on and off
the field and is one of the
biggest reasons that this
program is where it is
today,” said Holbrook.
There was no one
closer to Parker than his
son.
“In baseball he taught
me discipline, which
can be said for life too,”
said Ryan Parker. “I
wouldn’t have been very
good without discipline,
wouldn’t have done
Father and son. Wayne Parker and son Ryan discuss strategy with Danny Hennigs during a game.
extra bullpens, or taken
the extra grounders.”
Wayne Parker served
in the Army before
settling in Bremerton to
work at PSNS. He used
Photo by Sophie Siemion
his life experiences to
raise his children.
“He had a military
background,” said Ryan have in the family,” said
Parker. “He wasn’t a drill Niece Lynn Sherk. “He
sergeant, but he taught always had a smartass
me discipline from the comment for me. I am
time he began coaching definitely going to miss
me from when I was little him, it is not going to be
through high school. He the same.”
also taught me character, Ryan Parker hopes to
and how to treat people continue coaching OC
and how to go about like his father taught him
your business.” to. Since Ryan Parker
In his three seasons began coaching at OC,
with OC, Parker provided the baseball program
a wealth of experience has only been getting
and insight to a generally stronger. Much of this
young coaching staff. success is due to what
“I really appreciated Wayne Parker taught his
his effort,” said Athletic son.
Director Barry Janusch. “He taught me to go
“He was a real positive after what I want, and to
compliment to the young not be afraid to speak my
staff and other coaches.” mind,” said Ryan Parker.
At home, Parker was “Even if it means your
a kind and fair man who going to piss people off
enriched the lives of all you have to be like that,
his family members. it is the only way to run a
“He was a lot of fun to successful program.”

College takes steps to minimize impact of swine flu

from Flu Page 1
The OC Child Development and Family
Center is following CDC guidelines as well. If
the H1N1 pandemic reaches the center (30-50
percent of students infected), KCHD will have
the authority to temporarily close it.
Director Rhodes Lockwood said that while it
“We are asking that (professors) be a little
bit more flexible, thinking ahead that you may
have students that may have the flu for five to
seven days,” said Vice President of Instruction Minimize the
Mary Garguile. spread, observe
One way OC plans to cover the possible the following:
sickness of students and faculty is through the
virtual instruction program ANGEL. -Wash hands fre-
ANGEL, the successor of Blackboard, is quently using soap

is not required, “we are going to recommend to the program OC uses for its distance learning and water for at
parents to have their children vaccinated for the classes. It will be used to substitute in class least 20 seconds,
H1N1 virus.” instruction for students and professors who especially after
The pink letter from OC President Dr. David are sick. coughing or sneez-
Mitchell being handed out in every class provides According to Garguile, if a student missed ing.
practical ways of preventing both seasonal and several lectures or an exam, they would be able
H1N1 flu. These include washing your hands to access their ANGEL account to make those -Cover your mouth
with soap and water regularly, covering your up. However, the burden of responsibility as or nose with a tis-
mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze, far as communication concerning illness lies sue when coughing
and not being averse to staying home when you with the student. or sneezing.
have a fever. Students will need to e-mail their instructors
One possible snag that OC administration using their OC e-mail account, so setting up -If a tissue is un-
sees in the prevention of transmission of H1N1 that account is important. OC e-mail can be available, sneeze
are part-time employees coming to work ill forwarded to students’ personal accounts for into your elbow,
because they do not want to miss hours and those who don’t want to check their OC e-mail rather than your
receive a smaller paycheck. regularly. hand.
“We are encouraging departments, whenever In a worst-case scenario in which most of
possible, to allow part-timers to make up hours the campus community has contacted H1N1, -Know the symptoms
if they had to miss them because they were ill,” college officials do have a contingency plan. and be aware of
said Vice President of Administration Barbara They have set up an e-mail address and a voice your body.
Martin. mailbox that students, staff and faculty can call,
Another difficulty administrators see is a e-mail and text to get updated information on -Stay home for 24
student coming to class whether they are sick what is happening. hours after a fever.
or not because their classes calculate attendance “We are thinking further ahead,”said
into their final grade. Martin.

Students need patience, flexibility

Photo by Ted Copeland

Sizzling | Vice
President of Student Services
Dr. Richard MacLennan grills
hamburgers as chef instructor
Chris Plemmons looks on. The
Olympic College administration
welcomed employees back Sept.
18 with a free barbecue in the
Bremer Student Center. In ad-
dition to offering staff members
the opportunity to reacquaint
themselves, the event served
as a food drive for the Sheryl
McKinley Food Bank, which
is available for use by students.
The hamburgers and sausages
were served by members of the
senior administration including
OC President Dr. David Mitchell
and Bev Cheney, member of the
college’s board of trustees.
from Enrollment Page 1
This is an increase of 50 percent over
this time last year. Most of the waitlists
had less than 10 names on them.
According to Larsen, students can
increase the possibility of getting into
the classes they need by being more
flexible with the class times. The most
popular times to take classes are from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m.
“If they (students) could be more
flexible on the time they take the class,
they can usually find an appropriate
class schedule,” said Larsen.
The college’s headcount was up 8
percent over last school year as of the
day before classes began. According to
Larsen, the first 10 days of the quarter
have historically seen more than 500
additional enrollments. In fall of 2008,
1318 students were added during the
course of the quarter, which includes
continuous enrollment and late starting
classes.
Larsen said the enrollment office saw
a steady stream of students throughout
the entire summer.
While OC has not seen as severe
cutbacks as other campuses, offices
around the college have felt the strain
of the floods of students.
“For any office that provides services
to students, an increase in population
increases the demand for services,”
said Larsen.

‘A more comfortable environment’

from Lights Page 1
In Shelton 115 light fixtures already
met energy efficiency standards.
“In Shelton everything is relatively
new,” said ASOC Vice President of
Shelton Shawnie Balmer. “There is
nothing to really be done, most of
our focus has been on the Bremerton
campus. “
In Bremerton, 4,315 lights are being
retrofitted or replaced and 1,945 are
being left the same, the majority of
those being in newer structures, such
as the Science and Technology building
or the building under construction.
“Basically we are hitting almost
every fixture on campus,” said Wilkie.
After all the alterations have been
completed, OC Shelton is predicted
to conserve 79,928 Kilowatts and OC
Poulsbo is expected to conserve 82,276
Kilowatts, which convert roughly 6,000
in savings each year per campus.
On the Bremerton campus 707,154
Kilowatts will be conserved, which
results in the preservation of $37,970
per year.
Other changes made include a
diminished amount of water used with
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To reduce light pollution, new LED
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new lights will only be 25 watts, in 60 tickets available at OC Bremerton.
comparison to the 75 watts of the bulbs
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“It will hopefully end with a more
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“Hopefully we will have lights that
work when people are in, and won’t
work when they don’t need to.” and Student Programs and Leadership Development
4 editorial September 22, 2009

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ASOC President:
students have a say
BY JON BOWERS
Guest Columnist
Every credit you take at
Olympic College has not
only tuition included in it
but also a set of fees.
These fees include your
student activities fee, a
safety and security fee, a
technology fee and a stu-
dent services fee which are
spent in a variety of ways,
from open computer labs, to
supporting clubs, to paying
ASOC team is up to and
areas in which you can get
involved.
If you are in Poulsbo or
Shelton, at this point you
might be asking if you have
to come to Bremerton to find
these things out.
The answer is no. Each of
OC’s branch campuses has
its own student representa-
tive.
In Shelton you can talk
to the more than capable
Shawnie Balmer, who is an
expert of all things ASOC.
If you’re in Poulsbo, there
is unfortunately no repre-
sentative currently on your
campus.
The good side is that
means you can right now
look into filling that posi-
tion and become directly
involved in the leadership
of the ASOC and our plans
for this year, providing you
meet the requirements.
I know as a student it

Due to unusually high enrollment,

The Olympian wel- salaries, including mine as can be easy to fall into the
comes all student and the Associated Students of pattern of attending classes

staff have been forced to utilize

staff contributions and Olympic College President. and getting off campus as
letters. Many students know this, quickly as possible.

any and all space available.

but many more do not. Even When you do this though,
less well known is the fact you lose all chances to take
Editorial that you, a student at OC,
can have a say in how these
advantage of the opportuni-
ties offered to you with the
Board
Do you draw a cartoon strip?
fees are spent. money collected from stu-
Though The Olympian dent fees.
Editor in Chief asked me to write an arti- Some of the opportunities
Alex Vincent cle about what the ASOC
is doing this year, I real-
are the upcoming Mariners
night on Oct. 1, where you Are you an artist?
Managing Editor
Chris Carter
ized what was much more
important to me was taking
can get up to four tickets for
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this opportunity to appeal to ing the Students of Color
Editorial Staff you, the student body. Conference sponsored by the
Kathy Bray I thought that instead Multi-Cultural Center, or the
Matt Fields of waxing eloquent for 500 always popular Halloween
Aaron Gould
The Olympian is looking
words about the ASOC, I Town.
Ted Copeland
would instead invite you to I don’t say this to shame
come by my office and ask you, or guilt you into activ-
me your questions.
While you’re there, you
might want to talk to Bryan
ity, but to tell you that all of
these events are designed
and organized with you, the
for cartoonists for the new
Staff Davis about how those fees
I told you about are being
student body, in mind. If
you have already paid for school year
Contributing Staff spent and how you can these events, it only makes
Kevin Doucette
Brian Foley
affect that.
You might also want to
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(360) 475-7691 grumpy professors, rude students and OC?
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Managing Editor: different now. Let us, no matter how small involved in the Associated Students of OC
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registration and being understanding with Not only will this afford you the oppor-
The college experience. For some that members of the OC staff. tunity to make lifelong friends, but also
invokes a vision of drunken fraternity Budget cuts, large enrollment increases everything you do looks good on a resume
The Olympian parties, sexual experimentation and the and financial aid delays are straining not for a job or to a potential transfer school.
Olympic College freshman 15. only OC, but also community colleges Truthfully, this is not high school, your
1600 Chester Ave. Perhaps some of you are headed that from coast to coast. In a recent report on extracurricular activities and success will
Tech Building 101 way, but many of us are not. Because of the the community college strains, NBC News not be spoon-fed to you, nor will it be
Bremerton, WA 98337 diverse student body at Olympic College, showed enrollment increases as high as 35 mandated or monitored.
fmany of us see our college experience as percent around the country. This experience is what you make of
something more akin to “how can I maxi- On top of these increases, some schools it and directly correlates to your success.
The Olympian mize my opportunities to make my future are seeing budget cuts so severe that they There are amazing people here at OC, and
is a member of the the best it can be?” are cutting entire departments or, in the they provide equally amazing opportuni-
Associated Collegiate Yesterday saw hundreds of new faces, case of some California schools, course ties.
Press. young and old, walking anxiously from offerings by nearly 20 percent. The goal here is for us to look fondly
building to building. While our small OC community has back on our college years without pangs
We students came here for a variety of spoken out against budget cuts via the of guilt and a longing for what we should
different reasons and purposes, but one Moment of Silence event, and seen six of have done.
thing unites us all, our desire to learn. our community members lost to layoffs, Maximize your experience, the experi-
Whether you yearn to become the next we have not seen anything near this bad. ence of the people around you and make
great video game designer, a politician or a I hope it doesn’t get that bad, but the most of your life.
September 22, 2009 FEATURE 5

Canoes, Frisbees and OC keep father and son together

By Matt Fields
Staff Writer
Constantly in action, Vice
President of Student Services
Richard MacLennan and his
Olympic College graduate son
Scott MacLennan have used
athletic activity as a method
of staying close and keeping
entertained.
As of late, the pair’s main
physical outputs have included
paddling outrigger canoes
and playing Ultimate Frisbee
as part of a club, which was
founded by Scott MacLennan.
According to Rick
MacLennan, he and his son
have been paddling with
Silverdale Outrigger Canoe
Club for two years. Seasons in
the club start in early spring
and involve racing one-man,
two-man and six-man canoes
in various competitions
throughout the Pacific
Northwest.
“It is all about the paddles
hitting the water together
at the same time,” said Rick
MacLennan. “Getting the
thrust of the canoe at exactly
the same spot that separates
one canoe from the next. It
is actually really competitive
and really fun to watch and
be a part of.”
According to Scott
MacLennan, the first part of
the paddling season involves
500, 1,000 and 1,500 meter
sprints. Later in the summer
distance competitions become
regular, which involve races 10
Play together, stay together. Rick and Scott MacLennan grew beards together this summer as part of a com-
mitment to paint their house. They got the idea afterRick returned from vacation and hadn’t shaved. Scott
refused to help with the painting if his father chose to shave his growing beard.
miles in length and further.
Culture plays a fundamental
role in the Silverdale Outrigger
Canoe Club. According to
Rick MacLennan, the history
and ways of the Polynesian,
Tahitian and Hawaiian people
are infused with outrigger
paddling.
“It is much more symbolic
than just getting in a canoe
and racing,” said Rick
MacLennan. “There is a lot of
respect for the canoe. There
are ceremonies for getting in
the canoe, and ceremonies for
getting out.”
Despite competing in
different paddling classes, the
father and son find themselves
competing against each other.
Rick MacLennan competes in
a class for paddlers age 50 and
up while Scott MacLennan
competes in a class for
the strongest, and usually
youngest, paddlers.
According to Rick
MacLennan, the Silverdale
Outrigger Canoe Club is the
best paddling club in the
region for the sprint season,
although ineligibility in
certain classes prevents them
Photo by Aaron Gould
from officially earning the
title.
Scott MacLennan founded
the club one year ago. His father
became involved with the
sport to increase the available
player depth. According to
Scott MacLennan, the club is
set to continue for the coming
future.
“Hopefully it passes on,”
said Scott MacLennan. “I
thought there would be a
lot of people who would be
interested. We don’t have
enough players to make a team
to play against other teams,
we play with and against each
other.”
After graduating from
OC spring quarter, Scott
MacLennan transferred
to Western Washington
University with the intention
of majoring in Environmental
Science. While there, he
intends to take part in Ultimate
Frisbee, rock climbing and
mountain biking. Rick
MacLennan has displayed
interest in recruiting OC
students for various paddling
related activities.
“We’re actually thinking
about bringing one of the
canoes onto campus and
seeing if there is any possible
student interest,” said Rick
MacLennan. “It kind of makes
sense in the Puget Sound.”
After suffering a series of
injuries, the pair missed the
final paddling race of the
year. As a result of scheduling
conflicts with his studies at
WWU, Scott MacLennan is set
to miss the sprinting portion
of the next season.
As father and son begin to
venture in separate directions,
plans to stay active together
are held in high regard.
“You just want to be a
family that can talk to each
other about whatever is going
on,” said Rick MacLennan.
“It’s probably pretty likely
that the window of this stuff is
starting to close a little bit, but
that’s not to say there won’t
be an opportunity to paddle
again in the future.”

Student finds success in and out of OC culinary program

By Kathy Bray
Staff Writer
There is only one class left before
Olympic College student and catering
coordinator for the Culinary Arts
Department Christina Nys completes
the culinary arts program and receives
her associate degree, but it hasn’t held
her back from turning her ideal job into
a reality.
After spending two years at Trophy
Lake Golf and Casting Club where she
was in charge of both the restaurant
and catering, she decided to take her
final class at OC and devote all of her
time to catering.
She now runs the catering for the OC
Bremerton campus which, according to
Chef Instructor Steve Lammers, entails
catering for small events, parties and
weddings for up to 300 people.
Nys said she did not always know
that she wanted to cater for a living. She
had spent 20 years as a stay-at-home
mom while catering out of her home.
She said the time had come to choose
a profession and knew she didn’t want
to go into office work. That was about
the time her catering business began
taking off and “I thought, what the
heck. Why don’t I do that?”
“It’s not a love,” said Nys. “I grew
up in a very large family, so cooking
for 15 when I was little was always the
norm. Then people get married and
cooking for 30 is no problem. Then you
realize that you can bust out cooking
for 50 with no problem. By the time I
was 22, I could cook for 50 people with
no problem.”
Growing up, she cooked dinners for
their household of 15, along with her
mom, grandmother and aunt. Nys said
she got a lot of her experience in the 12
years prior to OC, when her dad asked
her to start cooking dinners once a
month for 100 people in the Guatemalan
community at their church.
“I feel like, if you know how to cook,
you know how to cook,” said Nys,
“but being able to cook commercially is
where you run into trouble with people
who want to cook for a living.”
Approximately four years ago, at
the age of 48, Nys began the culinary
program at OC to develop the skills
necessary to cook commercially.
She said Chef Christopher Plemmons
taught her how to move in the kitchen,
how to work the equipment and how to
be in a “commercial kitchen as opposed
to being in your home.” She said Nick
Giovanni, hospitality management and
food service director, taught her how to
do the numbers, how to cost out food,
how to order and keep inventory.
Lammers said he remembers Nys as
“a great student, who loves people and
creating works of art with food.”
She was hired on at Trophy Lake
before she finished her associate
degree and was able to apply skills she
learned to that position. She said she
was proud of the fact that out of the 9
other courses owned by Oki Golf, the
company that manages Trophy Lake,
she was the only female chef.
Nys said she also had one of the best
food cost percentages in the company.
Now she said she is trying to find ways
to apply what she learned outside of
school to her current job.
“(She) wants to make sure things
are done especially to the book and
that all the directions are followed and
that everybody is doing what they are
supposed to be doing. A result that
has paid off for her in her career and
she has moved up the ladder fairly
quickly,” said Plemmons.
In her first days at OC, Nys said she
remembers arriving at 6:05 a.m., since
the chefs arrived at 6 a.m., even though
class didn’t start until 7 a.m.
According to Nys, Plemmons got
used to this and would always have
something there for her to work on.
She said the morning that she most Photo by Aaron Gould
remembers is when he had her making Pleasing presentation. Christina Nys checks up on the culinary program’s catering efforts
bread in the big commercial mixer. suring a Sept. 18 barbecue at the Bremer Student Center.
“I got everything in there, the flour, he just chuckled and thought it was hat bobbing in the air,” while she stood
the water and the yeast,” said Nys, the funniest thing. He said, ‘I forgot there thinking, “I can’t believe he did
when Plemmons yelled from his office to show you, you are supposed to put that.”
for her to wait. He ran out to watch as plastic around the top so you don’t get Nys said he chuckled all day long,
she turned on the mixer. flour everywhere,’” said Nys. but she has never forgotten to put
“I turned it on and I got flour all Then she said Plemmons walked plastic around the top of anything in
over my face, my hair, everything, and back to his office “with his big white the big mixer.

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6 AROUND CAMPUS September 22, 2009

Detours to come as construction enters final stages

By Kathy Bray
Staff Writer
As students return to school, they
can expect detours around the front
entrance, reminiscent of this time last
year, as construction crews for the
new Humanities and Student Services
Building work to finish the project by
January 2010.
Bill Wilkie, director of facilities ser-
vices, said the detours will be brief as
they finish up the student gathering
area that resides between the Science
Contractors assemble the new entrance artwork designed by Barbara Grygutis on Sept. 15.
and Technology main entrance and the
Haselwood Library. Signs have been
posted to assist students as they are
rerouted around Sci-Tech and along
side the Physical Education building
back onto campus.
The lighted art piece that was creat-
ed specifically for the student entrance
was assembled a week before school
started. The artist, Barbara Grygutis of
Barbara Grygutis Sculpture, LLC., was
chosen last year by the OC art commit-
tee assigned to the project. She flew in
from Tuscon, Ariz., to be on site for the
Photo by Chris Carter
assembly.
Wilkie said now that the seating
wall is in, and the art is complete,
construction crews will focus on pour-
ing the rest of the concrete around the
front entrance and drop off area, while
also laying the grass, which he said
“goes in really quick.”
The next detour will occur in a few
weeks, according to Wilkie, as con-
struction crews pour the final layer
of concrete on 16th Street. Students
driving to campus will be faced with
a two-way route within the main S-4
parking area until the paving is com-
plete.
“We didn’t want to do that (con-
crete) until we knew all of the heavy
truck traffic was out, so we wouldn’t
ruin a good road,” said Wilkie, who
said they were trying to get everything
done before school started, “It just
didn’t work out.”
According to Wilkie, construction
crews will also need to pour con-
crete for the patio area behind the
new building while the weather is still
good, but it shouldn’t affect students.
Wilkie said he does not anticipate
any weather issues for the remain-
der of the project since “everything
is up and out of the ground.” He said
they have everything they need inside
of the building, including heat and
power.
The elevators have been deliv-
ered for the new building and will be
installed during the next few weeks.
Wilkie said the first floor is basically
done, with the exception of the mount-
ing of projectors for the audio visual
equipment, clean up and other minor
details.
He said the construction crew is
currently working on placing tile and
carpet on the second floor and should
be up to the third floor in two weeks.
He said the cabinetry was started last
week along with all of the wood trim
and countertops, and expects that to be
done by the end of September.
Mid-November Wilkie said they
hope to have the furniture moved
into the new building, and “the whole
project should be done by the end of
December,” said Wilkie.
He said by Dec. 14 they are going
to start physically moving people into
the building, with February being the
big move in date for registration and
financial aid. By March, Wilkie said
he wants to have everybody moved
in and working, “For sure, (spring)
students will be registering in the new
humanities building.”
The old Humanities building will
remain intact until the new Sophia
Bremer Child Development Center is
complete, since the Head Start program
is currently housed in that building.
He said the only exception is if they
can find another place for the Head
Start program to reside until the new
child care center is complete, which he
expects will be December 2010.
“Out of all of the projects I have
done over the last 40 years, this is real-
ly going pretty smooth,” said Wilkie.
“We have great contractors, (Pease and
sons) so we are really fortunate.”

New student organizers ‘have an open door policy’

By Ethan Warner
Contributing Writer
Now that the Executive
Council, with the support
of Student Programs and
Leadership Development
Director Toni Hartsfield, has
hired this school year’s stu-
dent organizers, Olympic
College students already have
two events on the horizon.
Every year, these positions
are filled with students who
commit to dedicating them-
selves to work for the greater
good of the student body.
David White is in his sec-
ond quarter at OC and hopes
to transfer to the University of
Washington in two years.
“As a student leader, our
goal is not only to promote,
advertise and advance the
clubs, but also to provide
students with whatever they
need to be a successful stu-
dent,” White said of the duties
his office entails.
Stephanie Wilson is a South
Kitsap High School senior
who has been enrolled in OC’s
running start program for one
year. She no longer takes high
school classes, focusing her
attention fully on her college
education.
White said that being a
student organizer is a way
“for me to do something for
the school and be a part of
the school so that I can leave
something for the next stu-
dents to build on.”
Amy Jo Wilson also did
running start for several quar-
ters at OC. She graduated last
year from high school and
hopes to transfer to a uni-
versity after three quarters to
pursue a sports communica-
tion major.
“I love people, and I felt
the best way to be involved
with people was to do some-
thing like this,” said Amy Jo
Wilson.
The organizers, along with
the executive council and
Hartsfield, spent Sept. 9-11 in
Wenatchee, WA, at a student
government training seminar.
While there, they attended
courses on diversity train-
ing, how to serve their college
community effectively, how to
promote events and how to
get students involved.
The three organizers have
already begun their work this
quarter by coordinating events
with clubs.
They are helping plan a
Welcome Back Luau Sept.
23 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
in the Bremer
Student Center
vices director.
The luau will feature live
Hawaiian music from the
band Na Mele O’ Hawai’i.
Admission is free for the
event, but the traditional luau
fare provided costs $3 for the
first 300 attendees and $6.50
thereafter.
Another event the three are
helping to organize is College
Night at Safeco Field. OC stu- Stephanie Wilson
dents have the opportunity to
see the Seattle Mariners play
the Oakland Athletics on Oct.
1 at 75 percent off the normal
ticket price.
Organizers have procured
only 80 tickets for students
on a first come, first served
basis, with a limit of four per
individual.
To purchase tickets, go
to the cashier’s office in the Amy Jo Wilson
College Service Center.
White, Stephanie Wilson
and Amy Jo Wilson are stu-

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‘I have wanted this position for about five years’ Volley-

South Kitsap women’s basketball coach lands her dream job after OC coach resigns
ball team
BY MATT FIELDS
struggles
Staff Writer BY BRIAN FOLEY
Contributing Writer
Less than two months after the
resignation of Paul Felker, a new coach has The OC volleyball
been hired to helm the Olympic College team is full of young
women’s basketball team. talent this season, which
Tammy Helwig, A girl’s basketball they will rely heavily
coach and teacher at South Kitsap High upon to improve upon
School was hired by Athletic Director Barry last season.
Janusch to fill the head coaching position. Out of the 10 players
“I think she is very energetic and very on this years roster, eight
knowledgeable,” said Janusch. “I think are freshman and only
she will help get this program going in the two are sophomores.
right direction.” The team may be young,
Helwig brings more than 25 years of but they also possess all
basketball coaching experience to the the skills now to unite
Rangers, her first coaching endeavor came as a team and make a
at age 15 and since that point she has run at a league title this
coached young children, military teams, year, which is why head
high schools and summer camps. coach Kaelea Makaiwi
One of the key struggles for the women’s is very optimistic about
basketball program this season involves her team.
recruiting and establishing a full roster. Leading the Rangers
Helwig intends to use her connections from this fall will be JoAnna
her past coaching experiences as a way of Sprouffske, Ashley
accomplishing this. With connections in Pajimula and Michelle
other states, Helwig said she intends to Cook, all freshmen.
look into recruiting from Colorado and The lack of seniority
Montana. and experience on
“We have had a lot of success here at the squad only leaves
South with kids continuing to play,” said room for improvement
Helwig. “Probably most of my team this this year, which means
year will be kids I have coached there who the team chemistry
still want to play.” and camaraderie will
According to Helwig, she holds an 85 develop as the season
percent victory margin after coaching progresses.
at South Kitsap High School for five The beginning of
years. Helwig spent the four years the season has been
prior to her current tenure coaching at a struggle thus far, as
Peninsula High School in Gig Harbor. OC dropped its first 11
Balancing out her time as a coach, Helwig matches heading into
will be teaching mathematics and aviation their tournament this
at South Kitsap High School. Education past weekend in Walla
plays an active role in her coaching PHOTOS BY TED COPELAND Walla, where they lost
philosophy. Movin’ on up. Tammy Helwig, who has coached at both South Kitsap and Peninsula High Schools, is both games.
“One thing that seems to be a problem making her move to college sports as the new head coach of the women’s basketball team at Olympic The tournament
with a lot of athletes who can’t play at College. Helwig has played for more than 25 years and been involved in coaching since the age of 15. allowed the team to
the four-year level is academics,” said dissect which areas
have a good rapport with the people in the back into top shape in the next couple of
Helwig. “I always believe that your they are strong in, but
leagues over here,” said Helwig. “I believe years.”
biggest opportunity is education, so for also where they need
in the community college program, I
me recruiting is not just about playing to improve. This is
believe the whole attitude and philosophy
basketball.” also the final tune-up
of junior colleges in this state is a good opportunity for the
According to Helwig, there are currently one.”
six prospects who have agreed to play Rangers as they get set
From a strategic perspective, Helwig said to begin league play
for the team this season. This includes she intends on reinforcing fundamental
sophomores Keri Leaverton and Jessica against Whatcom on
skills with the team, such as left handed Sept. 23, and for their
Jordan, who played with the Rangers last layups and jump stops.
season. home opener against
“I coach a very simple game,” said Everett on Sept. 25 at
A key component of Helwig’s basketball Helwig. “Push the ball up the floor and play
knowledge is the time she spent on the 7 p.m. in the Bremer
really aggressive defense. I like layups, it is Student Center.
Montana state team while in high school. the highest percentage shot in the game.”
After graduating in 1978, went on to play Coach Makaiwi said
Helwig said she will begin open gym she will keep the young
two seasons at the Air Force Academy. At practices on the first day of fall quarter, and
5’8”, Helwig spent her playing years in the Rangers focused on the
intends to lay the foundation for a strong fundamentals of the
point guard position OC women’s basketball program.
As the fourth OC women’s basketball game, and the girls will
“I have wanted this position for about soon learn the leadership
head coach in five years, Helwig said five years,” said Helwig. “I’m looking
she intends to stay in her position for an and skills that will help
forward to actually having the opportunity them improve and be
extended period of time. to coach at this level and I’m excited …
“I think that I can build it because I successful throughout
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8 Sports September 22, 2009

Experienced women’s soccer team ‘bonded right off the bat’

By Kevin Doucette team started off the season strong and has mostly all played together in the
Contributing Writer has high expectations for the future. past.
The biggest difference in this year’s “We have a lot of experienced play-
The OC Rangers women’s soccer team than in previous years is the team ers and everyone knows soccer and
has played together,” said sophomore
Cassie Brown.
Aside from having all played togeth-
er, this season the Rangers are healthy
as well.
Last season the Rangers had three
players with ACL tears, and having
a healthy team is an advantage. The
Rangers believe they can compete in
their division, even win it.
“We have chemistry, we bonded
right off that bat,” said Ryan Moss,
assistant coach. “We have experience
at the premier level and we are healthy
this year, and first our priority was to
make the playoffs, but now it’s to win
the west division, we’ve got the talent
and experience. We just have to take it
one game at a time.”
Photo by Ted Copeland According to Moss, the Rangers have
Olympic College forward Cassie Brown (9) stays a step ahead of Walla Walla’s Amanda Brosic a lot of talent this year. At the defen-
(5) and teammate Rebeka Kitchen (19) during the Lady Rangers’ Sept. 12 home game. sive end the team is lead by return-
ing player and team captain Michelle
Dubrall, as well freshman captain Malia
Speck. Freshman Sholena Blackwell is
another defensive player that provides
strength.
On the offensive side, the Rangers are
led by sophomore midfielder and team
captain Naomi Abad, as well sopho-
more forward Cassie Brown, who last
season had to sit out. Brown also has
division one experience.
The Rangers started the season off
with a 1-0 win over Whatcom, but then
lost to Clark 1-2. After trailing 1-0 early
in the match the Rangers came back and
scored three goals to defeat Wenatchee
Valley 3-1.
While still recovering from a big
0-7 loss to a competitive Walla Walla
team the Rangers lost again Saturday to
Treasure Valley. These losses bring the
team’s record to 3-3 for the season and
1-2 in league play.
The Rangers play in Yakima Sept. 26
and follow that with four consecutive
home games.

Men’s soccer has rocky start, relies on returning players for power
By Kevin Doucette are among the returning players that will play a vital current overall record of 0-4, with three of those losses
Contributing Writer role in the team’s success this season. being league games. The team fell most recently on
“We are strong in the middle,” said Lowry. “All Saturday to Treasure Valley.
The Olympic College men’s soccer team is anxious four of those guys (Ellis, Martinez, Hoesche, Kaatz) The team’s next four games are home at memorial
to start fresh after last season, and though they began will play a key part.” stadium. Sept. 30 they host Peninsula, Oct. 3 Spokane,
their 2009 season with a string of losses, they have set Unlike previous seasons, the Rangers have return- Oct. 7 Tacoma and Oct. 10 the Rangers host Columbia
their sights on reaching the playoffs. ing players who kept in shape over the summer, and Basin.
“We started off a little Rocky and we haven’t players who are really
clicked yet, but we should click soon and have a run becoming both athletes
at the playoffs,” said sophomore and team captain and students which,
Tyson Ellis. according to Lowry, you
Head Coach Kris Lowry agrees with Ellis in the have to do to be success-
sense that the Rangers can make the playoffs, but said ful. According to Ellis the
they know it will a tough journey. team has had moments
“With teams like Bellevue who compete in our where they have played
division who have more players, it makes for a tough well, and as a team, but
division, but one we can compete in and fight for the just haven’t been able to
third playoff spot,” said Lowry. keep it consistent.
The Rangers have added players like Ashe Carlson, “We haven’t had
a North Kitsap graduate who provides speed up enough time with each
front, goalkeeper Hansy Lopez who is from Peru, other yet,” said Ellis.
Enrique Hidalgo who is from Costa Rica and mid- “But, unlike last season,
fielder Rafaiel Valle, who is from Yakima. we are strong every-
Although the Rangers have added new strength where, and can take any-
to the team, Lowry said the heart of the team lies in one off the bench and still
Photo by Ted Copeland
the returning players. Returning players Tyson Ellis, be strong.”
OC’s Rafaiel Valle (16) steals the ball from Walla Walla’s Griffen Hoerner (19) on Sept. 12.
Derek Martinez, Jereme Hoesche, and Jordan Kaatz The Rangers have a